India Hart, a high school senior, recounts her firsthand experience with Gun Violence and opens up about her Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Click here to access the video.

Underneath the video, there is an article called "For Chicago Kids Shaken By Gun Violence, a Shortage of Trauma Support Compounds the Harm" detailing more of Hart's story, TIC, trauma, and gun violence in Chicago.

In a firsthand talk presented linked in the article, Dr. Cristina Pacione-Zayas talks about the importance of safe spaces for young children, toxic stress, TIC, and gun violence in communities.

Click here to access the video on PBS.

This article details six firsthand accounts from survivors of gun violence in some of America's worst mass shootings. The accounts detail the trauma that gun violence survivors face in the aftermath and how they sometimes cope in ineffective ways (drug abuse, fights, more violence, etc.). This emphasizes the importance for trauma informed care and how much it is needed to help the survivors.

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Surviving mass shootings is not easy. It takes a toll on all aspects of someone's health and who they are if they do not get proper care. Trauma Informed Care is crucial to survivors of gun violence. Lonnie and Sandy Phillips lost a daughter in the 2012 theater shooting in Colorado. Since then, they have traveled to different states to help with the care of the survivors of mass shootings, letting them know that they are not alone. The video and article talk about the El Paso Texas shooting, as well as trauma informed care, techniques, and three different trauma counselors shed light on trauma informed care and practices.

Click here to watch the video and read the article.